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N0. 636,35l. Patented Nov. 7, 1899.

P. A. OLCEN.

CARPET BEATING MACHINE.

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No. 636,35l. Patented Nov. 7, I899.

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CARPET BEATING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATEN Eric.

CARPET-BEATING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 636,351, datedNovember 7, 1899. Application filed June 22,1899. Serial No. 721,478.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, PETER ALFRID OLOEN, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Brandon, in the'Province of Manitoba and Dominionof Canada, have invented a new and useful Carpet-Beating Machine, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in carpet-beating machines.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcarpet-beating machines and to provide a simple andcomparativelyinexpensive one in which the power'of the beaters may bereadily controlled to adapt them for light and heavy work and which Willenable the feed of a piece of carpet or other fabric to be readilyregulated or stopped to subject any portion of the piece of carpet tothe desired amount of beating or brushing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficientdevice for connecting a carpet to the machine and to enable suchoperation to be quickly accomplished and at the same time prevent allliability of the carpet becoming accidentally disconnected from theapparatus during the operation thereof.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a carpet-beatin gmachine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the heaters. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional viewillustrating the manner of adjusting the resilient heaters to regulatethe tension and throw thereof. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view ofone of the clamps.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a supporting-frame provided with parallel sides 2,connected at their ends by transverse bars 4 and 5, located at the topand bottom of the frame. At the bottom of the frame is arranged atransverse shaft or drum 6,journaled in suitable bearings and providedat one end with a crank-handle by means of which a piece of carpet orother fabric may be reeled onto the drum or shaft. The carpet 8 isconnected with the drum or shaft by means of a strip of fabric 9,secured at one end to the said shaft or drum and pro vided at its otherend, which is preferably stiffened, with clamps 11, adapted to engagethe edge of the carpet. The strip of fabric is of suflicient length topermit the end of the carpet attached to it to pass over a transverseseries of heaters 12, so that a strip of carpet may be operated onthroughout'the entire length of the same. The transverse shaft or drumis located at a point between the front and rear edges of the sides ofthe frame, and the carpet is supported at the front edge by aguide-roll13, jonrnaled in suitable bearings, as clearly illustrated inFig. l of the accompanying drawings.

The heaters 12, which are resilient, are substantially L-shaped, beingsecured at their inner ends to a transverse shaft lat and provided attheir angles with spring-coils 15, and the said beaters, which havetheir outer ends curved or hook-shaped, carry substantially ellipticalcarpet-engaging portions or loops 17. The hook-shaped ends 16 aredisposed rearwardly and are engaged by a rotary agitator, consisting ofa transverse drive-shaft 18 and a series of radial arms 19, disposed atdifferent points and provided at their outer ends with curved shoesadapted to engage the ends of the heaters, whereby the same are.

deflected or bent inwardly, thereby causing the heaters to strike thecarpet on their return movement. As the arms of the rotary agitator arearranged at different angles, the heaters will be successively operatedand will produce a continuous and rapid beating of the carpet. Theresilient heaters and the radial arms of the rotary agitators are shownfixed to their respective shafts in the accompanying drawings; but itwill be readily understood that they may be adj ustably mounted on thesame, so that they may be disposed at the desired intervals to suit thecharacter of the work to be performed.

The power and throw of the heaters are regulated by rotating'the shaftor spindle upon which they are mounted, so as to set them norheaters.

mally at various distances from the carpet, and thereby vary the degreeof spring action resulting from the rotation of the agitator. The shaftor spindle 14 is provided at one end with an exteriorly-arrangedresilient arm or handle 20, adapted to engage a curved ratchet 21, whichis secured to the outer face of one of the sides of thesupporting-frame, and by adjusting the arm or handle to differentportions of the curved ratchet the power of the resilient beaters isregulated.

The drive-shaft, which carries the agitatorarms, has a double drivewheel or pulley 22 keyed or otherwise secured'to it and provided withbelt-receiving portions 23 and 24 of different diameters. One end of thedrive-shaft is provided with a crank-handle 25, and the other end has apulley 26 fixed to it. The crank-handle enables the machine to beoperated by hand, and the pulley is adapted to receive a belt forenabling the machine to be operated by any suitable power. The drivewheel or pulley receives belts 27 and 28, extending to pulleys 29 and30. The pulley 29 is connected with a rotary brush 31, and the otherpulley 30 is mounted on one of a pair of feed-rolls 32 and 33, which areadapted to draw the carpet forward over the resilient beaters. The beltsmay be constructed of leather or other suitable material, andsprocket-gearing may be employed, if desired, for connecting thedrive-shaft with the feed-rolls and the rotary brush.

The feed-rolls 32 and 33 are located at the top of the frame and areprovided at their ends with journals arrangedin bearing-slots 34 of thesides of the frame. The rear feedroll 33 has one of its journalsextended to receive the pulley 30, and the journals of the frontfeed-roll 32 are arranged in bearings 35 of springs 36, which areadapted to hold the rolls in frictional contact with the carpet, wherebythe latter is fed forward over the The springs 36, which are curved, aresecured at their lower ends to the front edges of the sides of thesupporting-frame, and they are connected at points between their endswith arms 37 of a transverse rockshaft 38, journaled in suitablebearings 39 and having an operating-arm or lever 40. The arms of therock-shaft connected with the springs are provided with openings toreceive the same, and when it is desired to stop the forward feed of thecarpet the operating-arm or lever is depressed to lift the front orupper roller out of engagement with the carpet; also, byslightlydepressing the operating-arm the pressure of the springs may be variedand the carpet may be made to run either fast or slow. If a piece ofcarpet or other fabric is not cleaned sufficiently by being passed oncethrough the machine, it may be reeled back on the shaft or drum, thefront feed-roll being elevated to permit the carpet to be run back.

A strip 41 of fabric is attached to the upper end of the carpet by meansof clamps 42,

the said strip 41 being of sufficient length to permit the upper end ofthe carpet to be operated on by the heaters, and the said clamps 11 and42 consist of two members connected at one end of the clamp by a pivotand provided at the inner faces of their other ends with recessesadapted to engageahem or fold of a piece of carpet.

The rotary brush 31 isjournaled in springbearings 31, and as the carpetpasses under it it sweeps the dust from the same.

The top of the supporting-frame is secured to a pair of uprights or legs43, and the space betweenthe same is closed by a back 44, of sheet metalor other suitable material, which is interposed between the brush andthe beaters and the carpet operated on by the same, and it is adapted toform a shield to protect the carpet from the dust.

The invention has the following advantages: The carpet-cleaner, which issimple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, is adapted tothoroughly beat a piece of carpet or other fabric with the desired forceand to the desired extent, and itis capable of brushing the dust fromthe carpet. The feed of the carpet may be readily regulated to cause thecarpet to run either fast or slow, and the same may be stopped so thatthe heaters may operate continuously on a portion of the carpet. Thedevice for adjusting the heaters is exceedingly simple and the tensionof the throw of the same may be regulated.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof this invention.

hat is claimed is- 1. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination ofthe beating mechanism, a pair of feed-rolls arranged to draw the carpetover the beaters, gearing for operating the feed-roll and the heaters,and an operating-lever connected with one of the feed-rolls and arrangedto lift the same to separate the said feed-rolls and adapted to engagethem with and disengage them from the carpet,whereby the feed may beregulated or stopped, substantially as described.

2. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with beaters, of a pairof feed-rolls, springs for holding the feed-rolls yieldingly inengagement with the carpet, gearing for operating the feed-rolls, and anoperating-lever connected with one of the feed-rolls and arranged tolift the same to separate the rolls, whereby the feed may be eitherregulated or stopped, substantially as described.

3. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with beaters, of a pairof feed-rolls, springs connected with one of the feed-rolls, gearingconnected with the other feed-roll, and a lever connected with thespring-engaged feed-roll and adapted to move the same against the actionof the spring to separate the rolls for controlling or stopping thefeed, substantially as described.

4. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with beaters, of a pairof feed-rolls, springs receiving the journals of one of the feed-rolls,arock-shaft having arms connected with the springs, and a lever oroperating-arm connected with the rock-shaft and adapted to rotate thesame partially to swing the springs inward and outward, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination of beaters,feed-rolls,gearing connected with the feed-rolls, a rock-shaft having armsconnected with one of the feed-rolls, a rotary brush arranged parallelwith the rock-shaft and having spring-bearings, and means for operatingthe brush and the heaters, substantially as described.

6. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination of a shaft, theresilient L-shaped beaters mounted on the shaft and provided at theirouter arms with carpet-engaging loops and having inwardlyextendingterminal hooks, and a rotary agitator having radial arms provided attheir outer ends with shoes for engaging the hooks, substantially asdescribed. I

7. Ina carpet-beating machine, the combination with a rotary agitator,of a shaft or spindle, resilient beaters mounted thereon and adapted tobe engaged by the agitator, and means for partially rotating the shaftor spindle to change the position of the beaters, substantially asdescribed.

8. In a carpet-beating machine, the combination with a rotary agitator,of a shaft or spindle having a'resilient arm or handle, beaters mountedon the shaft or spindle, and a curved ratchet arranged to be engaged bythe arm or handle whereby the beaters are secured at the desired adjustment,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PETER ALFRID OLOEN.

Witnesses:

A. D. CAMERON, A. HERRIOT.

